In the Independence movement

Mahavir Tyagi, who was active in the Kisan (peasant) movement, remained a life-long member of the Indian National Congress. He was imprisoned by the British eleven times. In the course of the non-co-operation movement in 1921 Mahavir Tyagi was tried, inter alia, for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code at Bulandshahr in the United Provinces, later known as Uttar Pradesh.( See Young India, October 13, 1921, and United Provinces Legislative Council Debates, November 5, 1921). In the course of the trial he was assaulted at the behest of the British Magistrate, W.E.J.Dobbs. (See Independent, October 9, 1921, Leader, October 10, 1921 and Young India, October 13, 1921) In a series of commentaries on the incident, Mahatma Gandhi condemned the assault on Tyagi. (See Young India, October 13, 20,...Read More